
Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel
Mark Appel received high praise from MLB commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday when the No. 1 overall pick signed with the Houston Astros. Speaking at ...

Orioles get 4-1 win to snap Astros' winning streak
Baltimore starter Chris Tillman swears he enjoys pitching at Camden Yards. With the success he's had away from there this season, he might be starting ...

Nolan Ryan's oldest son named Astros president
Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame ...

MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo ...

Rangers face Angels, Hamilton in home opener
Josh Hamilton was booed his last game at Rangers Ballpark and that's when he was still playing for Texas. When the Rangers play their home opener ...

Rangers get 4-0 win over Astros
A day after watching Yu Darvish come within one out of a perfect game, Alexi Ogando was determined to pitch well to help the Texas Rangers wrap up the ...

So Close: Astros end Darvish's perfect game in 9th
Yu Darvish literally came within inches of perfection. Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through ...

Yu Darvish loses perfect game with 2 outs in 9th
Yu Darvish saw the ball skip between his shins, dashing his chance at perfection. Immediately, several Texas Rangers came to the mound to console him.

Yankees set record payroll at $230M; Astros $27M
The New York Yankees set a record for baseball's highest opening-day payroll at $230.4 million, almost 10 times what the Houston Astros are paying ...

Play Ball! Astros strong in AL debut, beat Rangers
Many predicted the Houston Astros would be the worst team in the majors this season. On opening night, they certainly didn't look like it. Rick Ankiel ...

Astros strong in AL debut, top Texas in MLB opener
The Houston Astros and their spiffy new uniforms looked like a perfect fit in the American League. Rick Ankiel and the Astros made an impressive debut ...

MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL
The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two ...

Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at ...

Ronny Cedeno signs 1-year deal with Astros
Shortstop Ronny Cedeno agreed Sunday to a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, who informed infielder Tyler Greene he will not make the ...
Clemens: Piazza 'needs to go get with Jesse Owens'
Roger Clemens shrugged off Mike Piazza's comments in his autobiography that he took karate lessons after he was beaned by the pitcher, just in case ...

Obama heads to Florida for weekend with the boys
Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together a golf outing with some ...

Could Astros be facing another 100-loss season?
The Houston Astros have a grand total of five players with more than two years of major league experience on the 40-man roster, a first-year manager ...
Athletics acquire INF Jed Lowrie from Astros
The Oakland Athletics acquired infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros for first baseman Chris Carter and two ...